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How the Bible’s Original Audience “Read” Scripture: An Interview with Tom Meyer

Today, we take for granted our ability to have the biblical text at our fingertips – almost anywhere. According to one study, 89% of American households own at least one bible and the average American household owns 4.1 bibles (not even to mention the digital copies we carry in our pockets and backpacks). This wide-access to…

Archaeology | Interview

How Dana DePietro is solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with archaeology

In the midst of the rising tensions, conflict and blood-shed in Israel and Palestine, one man, Dr.  Dana DePietro, and a group of supporters, are trying  to use archaeology to de-escalate the conflict one potsherd at a time. I talked to Dana about his unique project, The Society for Humanitarian Archaeological Research and Exploration (SHARE), in this fourteen minute…